As I continue to create delivery elements for Bomb It (for new sales three years after its premiere), I am reminded as to how onerous they are. Deliverables are the assets you need to deliver to distributors so that they can exhibit/sell your film. You need to start developing them during production. You should be organizing your contracts, keeping track of your chain of title (which actually starts at prep) and creating digital assets such as stills and video. Stills are hugely important and you need three types of stills: Of the Film, Of the Crew (mainly the director), and Specials of The Actors. Check out a list of conventional deliveries – and then expand that to include any trans media assets you will need. You’ll thank me for starting earlier than you think.

My workshops are coming to NYC on June 5 & 6th organized through IFP – and Vancouver on June 12 & 13th. One of the perks of attending is a digital pack of articles and documents including a delivery schedule and blank boilerplate budget in Excel. I hope to see you there! Check out the book and workshops here.